Sean Wallace of Fantasy Magazine puts the myth to bed that Fantasy uses a quota system to get a better balance of female authors.

I’ve been one of those who repeated the myth, usually in trying to show people why a quota system would not be such a bad thing, and I’d like to apologise for contributing to the misrepresentation of how that magazine chooses their stories. It was an honest misunderstanding!

Having said that, it’s worth reading Sean’s post and what he has to say about how Fantasy does acquire female authors, a distinction made between ‘quota’ and ‘outreach’. It’s a really elegant way of explaining the process that I know many other editors and publishers also use, in order to present better representation in their publications.

Tags: fantasymagazine, feminism, gender